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PheNode, a “smart” solar-powered environmental sensor and phenotyping station for crops, has been developed at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.

Phenotyping station ready for field testing, PheNode, a “smart” solar-powered environmental sensor and phenotyping station for crops, has been developed at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
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, known as the Diamond Ring of a total solar eclipse. The sky will become a darker blue and shadows may, encourages safe solar obversving because viewing the solar surace can cause retinal damage. Due, spectacular features of the outer portions of the solar atmosphere.”
You can access free solar eclipse, solar UV and IR radiation. Learn more about safely viewing the eclipse here.
To capture the eclipse with a smartphone it is recommended to cut a solar filter from a pair of solar glasses but during

Danforth Plant Science Center Develops Versatile Field Phenotyping to Benefit Farmers, ST. LOUIS, MO – Researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, a not-for-profit research institute with a mission to improve the human condition through plant science, are leveraging expertise in crop phenotyping with the development of the PheNode, a ‘smart’, farm-ready, solar-powered, in real time. The PheNode is powered by a solar panel with a backup battery, and all sensor data

Who’s in the lead? Algae around the world
-Biofuels Digest
Who’s in front in the development of algal-based fuels and biomaterials? India, China, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Israel, the EU, or the US. The NAABB’s globe-trotting chief parses it out ...

The mission of the Enterprise Rent-a-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels is to develop and apply technologies to enhance the potential of oilseed crops, algae and bioenergy grasses as sources of sustainable bioenergy.

The Danforth Center’s Commitment to Bioenergy Research, Replacing fossil fuels with sustainable sources of energy is imperative for our future. Solar and wind are part of the solution, but not a complete answer. Current sources of biofuels compete with food crops and cannot be scaled to provide the sustainable sources of energy the world’s growing population needs.
At the Danforth Center, we are exploring how plants harness the energy of sunlight. We’re using that knowledge to develop

Sorghum’s adaptability to diverse environments, low fertilizer requirements, high biomass potential and its compatibility with row crop production position it to become the premier bioenergy crop in the United States.

the most efficient crops in conversion of solar energy and use of water, making it an ideal to meet

The Plant Pulse is a feature of the Danforth Center Roots and Shoots Blog that includes a sampling of interesting stories about world hunger and malnutrition, food security, climate change, biofuels, agriculture, the environment, conferences and even ...

its first 60 semi-finalists on Monday, ranging from solar-powered autoclave inventions to cell phone